Helping Hands Community in West Allis, WI

Helping Hands Community is an assisted living community in West Allis, WI.

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2602 South 94Th Street, West Allis, WI 53227

For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318

4.8 from 23 reviews
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Overall Review of Helping Hands Community

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Staff feel genuinely attentive

Residents describe a staff team that is consistently caring and attentive.

Across the reviews, people repeatedly highlight staff as kind, compassionate, and responsive to day-to-day needs. Multiple families also note that the team follows an individual service plan and shows up with personal attention rather than generic care. Even where the review content is about the facility’s overall feel or what it’s like day-to-day, the common thread is the same: staff members take residents seriously and treat them with care.

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Day program keeps people active

The day program helps residents stay engaged with regular outings and group activities.

Several reviewers describe the day program as structured around getting out, moving around, and spending time with others. Reviews mention weekly outings like movies, bowling, and shopping, plus seasonal events and trips such as mall walks in winter and outdoor walks in summer. Residents are also described as participating in group outings together, like seeing movies and taking walks, rather than only staying in the building all day.

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Transportation for medical appointments

Residents and families describe help getting to medical appointments.

Reviewers specifically mention that getting to appointments is handled as part of residents’ support. One review calls out transportation to medical appointments directly, while another describes the practical transportation support used for outings and errands that include care-related destinations. This matches the community support for arranging transportation in its service offerings.

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Medication and care coordination

Families describe medication-related coordination as part of daily support.

Some reviews point to medication coordination, including updates about prescriptions and reassurance around medication arrivals. Another reviewer mentions working in the role and gaining medication certifications, reinforcing that the work includes medication responsibilities. Together, this aligns with the community’s focus on medication management and coordinating health care needs.

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Features

Housing

  • 4 resident community capacity 4 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Assisted Living Assisted Living

Amenities

  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • General Mitchell International (8 miles away) General Mitchell International (8 miles away)

Care Services

  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Coordination with health care providers Coordination with health care providers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions
  • Transportation arrangement (medical) Transportation arrangement (medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Nearby Places of Interest

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens (0.7 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (0.8 miles)
  • Walgreens (0.9 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (1.3 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (1.4 miles)
  • Walgreens (1.5 miles)
  • Walgreens (2.1 miles)

Physicians

  • Maplewood Center (0.7 miles)
  • Oklahoma Pediatrics-Children's Wisconsin (1 miles)
  • Lincoln Avenue Clinic (1.2 miles)
  • Froedtert Clinical Cancer Center (3 miles)
  • Prohealth Care Medical Centers (3 miles)
  • Froedtert Hospital (3 miles)
  • Aurora Health Center (3.4 miles)

Restaurants

  • Danny Lynch's (0.9 miles)
  • Taco Bell (1 miles)
  • McDonald's (1.4 miles)
  • O'Connor's Perfect Pint (1.5 miles)
  • McDonald's (1.5 miles)
  • Paulie's Pub & Eatery (1.6 miles)
  • Brass Monkey (2.1 miles)

Hospitals

  • Surgicenter - Children's Wisconsin (0.9 miles)
  • Rogers Memorial Hospital (1.1 miles)
  • Froedtert Pavilion (3.1 miles)
  • Aurora Psychiatric Hospital (3.6 miles)
  • Aurora St Luke's Medical Center (4 miles)

Cafes

  • Starbucks (1.5 miles)
  • Starbucks (2.7 miles)
  • Starbucks (2.9 miles)
  • Starbucks (3.9 miles)
  • Starbucks (4.1 miles)
  • Panera Bread (5 miles)

Parks

  • West Allis West Milwaukee Recr (1.6 miles)
  • Greenfield Park (2.1 miles)
  • Wil-O-Way Underwood Park (3.9 miles)
  • Hoyt Park (4 miles)
  • The Big Backyard (4.3 miles)
  • Elm Grove Village Park (4.5 miles)
  • Dousman Stage Coach Inn Museum (5.1 miles)

Places of Worship

  • Honey Creek Church (2.8 miles)

Theaters

  • Ridge Cinema New Berlin, Wi (5.1 miles)

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